UCL Fantasy Cheat Sheet — Matchday 3

Everything worth knowing before the deadline, on one page. No tables to sort and nothing to click through — just the picks that matter for this matchday.

Matchday 3 Deadline

--Days--Hrs--Min--SecWednesday 21 October at 19:45

Best Captains

Tuesday 20th October

1J. GvardiolDEF · 13.3% to scoreAEK (H)13.3%
2E. HaalandFWD · 73.5% to scoreAEK (H)73.5%
3M. GuéhiDEF · 11.8% to scoreAEK (H)11.8%
4R. LewisDEF · 11.8% to scoreAEK (H)11.8%
5N. MolinaDEF · 15.4% to scoreSBR (H)15.4%
6G. ManciniDEF · 15.4% to scoreSBR (H)15.4%
7E. N'DickaDEF · 14.3% to scoreSBR (H)14.3%
8D. MalenFWD · 71.4% to scoreSBR (H)71.4%
9A. SemenyoMID · 43.5% to scoreAEK (H)43.5%
10D. RenschDEF · 11.8% to scoreSBR (H)11.8%

Wednesday 21st October

1K. MbappéFWD · 73.5% to scoreRBL (H)73.5%
2Sergi AltimiraDEF · 16.7% to scoreLASK (H)16.7%
3Carlos AugustoDEF · 15.4% to scoreSHK (H)15.4%
4I. MaatsenDEF · 15.4% to scoreVFK (H)15.4%
5Gonçalo InácioDEF · 12.5% to scoreLASK (H)12.5%
6I. FresnedaDEF · 12.5% to scoreLASK (H)12.5%
7Eduardo QuaresmaDEF · 12.5% to scoreLASK (H)12.5%
8Vinícius JúniorMID · 43.5% to scoreRBL (H)43.5%
9M. CashDEF · 13.3% to scoreVFK (H)13.3%
10Y. BisseckDEF · 10.5% to scoreSHK (H)10.5%

Premium Picks

Who is most likely to score, regardless of price? Every priced player is on the goalscorer odds page.

K. MbappéFWD · £11.0mRBL (H)73.5%
E. HaalandFWD · £11.0mAEK (H)73.5%
D. MalenFWD · £6.5mSBR (H)71.4%
Carlos EspíFWD · £5.0mRBL (H)61.7%
L. SuárezFWD · £7.0mLASK (H)59.9%

Value Picks

The best goal chances under £8.0m, among players fit and actually playing — where squads are built.

D. MalenFWD · £6.5mSBR (H)71.4%
L. SuárezFWD · £7.0mLASK (H)59.9%
M. ThuramFWD · £7.5mSHK (H)57.8%
N. JacksonFWD · £7.0mVFK (H)57.1%
V. MuriqiFWD · £6.0mSLA (H)48.8%

Differentials

Good chances owned by under 5%, fit and playing regularly — where rank is actually won.

M. ThuramFWD · £7.5m · 2.0% ownedSHK (H)57.8%
N. JacksonFWD · £7.0m · 1.0% ownedVFK (H)57.1%
V. MuriqiFWD · £6.0m · 1.0% ownedSLA (H)48.8%
Troy ParrottFWD · £5.0m · 1.0% ownedFEY (H)46.5%
P. DybalaFWD · £7.0m · 2.0% ownedSBR (H)44.4%

Early Kick-Offs

Strong picks whose lineups are confirmed before the deadline — no guessing required.

S. GuirassyFWD · £8.5mSAB (A)57.8%
V. MuriqiFWD · £6.0mSLA (H)48.8%
R. LukakuFWD · £7.5mSLA (H)47.6%
Fábio SilvaFWD · £5.5mSAB (A)43.5%
M. GreenwoodMID · £7.5mSLA (H)42.2%

Clean Sheet Picks

Which clubs are most likely to shut a side out? All 36 are on the clean sheet odds page.

Man CityAEK (H)55.6%
RomaSBR (H)50.0%
Sporting CPLASK (H)45.5%
InterSHK (H)45.5%
B. DortmundSAB (A)43.5%

Best Fixtures — Next 3

Who has the kindest run coming up? The whole table is on the fixture difficulty page.

InterSHK (H)FEY (A)STU (H)2.0
LASKSPO (A)SBR (H)BOD (A)2.0
Man CityAEK (H)RBL (A)NAP (H)2.0
Real MadridRBL (H)AEK (A)PSV (H)2.0
Sporting CPLASK (H)SHK (A)MUN (H)2.0

How to use this

Premium and value are the same question at different budgets. If you can afford one standout forward, take him; if you have three places to fill and forty million to do it with, the value list is the more useful one.

The early kick-off section is the edge the format gives you. Champions League fixtures are staggered, so the first slot’s lineups are public before the deadline — a player you were unsure about becomes a player you can confirm.

Differentials only matter if you are chasing. With eight league phase matches there is little time to recover from a punt that does not land, so take them when you need rank rather than by default.